Liberty League (Georgia)
Liberty League (Georgia)
The Liberty League was Georgia’s first national liberation group, active from 1892 to 1896 in the Russian Empire.
It was founded in Kutaisi in late June 1892 by Georgian students from Russian and European universities. Many founders came from the Universities of Warsaw, Kyiv, Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Kharkiv, and Odessa.
Several of its founders later became prominent Georgian politicians, including George Gvazava, George Dekanozishvili, Archil Jorjadze, Tedo Sakhokia, Jacob Pantskhava, Niko Jakeli, Mikhail Kheltuplishvili, Vakhtang Ghambashidze, and Ivan Eliashvili.
From the Liberty League emerged two major Georgian parties — the Social-Federalists in 1904 and the National Democrats in 1917.
Supporters included notable writers of the Sixtiers generation, such as Cyril Lordkipanidze and David Mikeladze (one of the founding sessions was held at his apartment), educator Silovan Khundadze, and others.
Most of the league’s members were arrested by Tsarist authorities in spring 1893, and persecutions continued until 1896.
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